2018 Walking photos December 21, 2019December 21, 2019walking2 looking to Norber track to Wharfe crossing the sheep’s underpass… plenty of water and mist into Wharfe the grey group!! brightening an underground culvert exposed Ingleborough Penyghent streams appearing at rock junctions (unconformity!) a poorly sheep we tried to help into Feizor young Egyptian owl in Elaine’s tearoom early lambs Ribblehead shrouded in mist We start the walk hoping for the mist to clear! Good colours anyway Wherside there somewhere! Near Long Slack A tricky crossing We find a party balloon Whernside now in the sun Admiring the splendid view No name needed! Our lunch spot Ingleborough still in mist Lunch Bleamoor signal box THE Bridge photo We meet some friends! early view of Penyghent railway cottages primulsa on the railway bank the group River Ribble bridge with walkers… wide views… … a lime kiln going up Whernside Park Fell in shadow Ribblehead viaduct limestone outcrop gathering (view from on top of a style!) Cam Beck at Selside Moss the natural bridge a good spot for lunch another bridge over the Ribble again our leaders approaching Selside flag flying well one more stone style last uphill stretch? and back a quirky house along the way looking back to Skipton at the start of the track track proper, onto Skipton Moor choice of path hazy view lots of gorse strange terrain more gorse, mist beyond blue sky above, haze below looking back lunch at the trig point rocky outcrop bilberry flowers odd cairns near the trig point too much sun? coming down clear sky above, but not below Skipton below the Moor the walkers coming down off Skipton Moor the gorse is a picture bluebells in the dell Austwick Beck bridge Early Purple orchids bluebells on the side of Oxenber Wood cowslips in the woods looking back to Simon’s Fell glorious Spring across to Crummackdale towards Moughton Lower Bark House Moughton got to go up here! by Dry Rigg quarry a welcome bench before more ascent view from the top coming up limestone pavement Ingleborough beyond more pavement gathering limestone pavement in the wall juniper trees junipers looking rather dead a bit more sheltered? on the way down a steep descent coming up looking back resting up by the sheep dub on Austwick Beck and the second bridge picture! heading up to West Fell ridge the group looking up the Bowderdale valley on the ridge looking north towards the Lake District hills Howgill humps! Langdale to the west Lunch Crossing the river Aire